Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Movie Review And Rating

Cast : 

Aravind Swami
Silambarasan
Vijay Sethupathi
Arun Vijay
Jyothika
Aditi Rao Hydari
Aishwarya Rajesh
Dayana Erappa
Prakash Raj
Jayasudha
Thiagarajan
Mansoor Ali Khan

Crew : 

Directed by : Mani Ratnam
Produced by : Mani Ratnam, A. Subaskaran
Music by : A. R. Rahman
Cinematography : Santosh Sivan
Edited by : A. Sreekar Prasad
Production Company : Madras Talkies, Lyca Productions
Distributed by : Lyca Productions

Review : 

Prakash Raj is an all powerful gangster in the city and has three sons- Arvind Swamy, Arun Vijay and Simbu. The don who escapes a plan to murder him, dies because of a heart attack. After his demise the war between the siblings to ascend the throne begins. Who succeeds Parakash Raj forms the rest of the story which is told in the climax with an unexpected twist. Vijay Sethupathi a childhood friend of Arvind Swamy who also has his own intentions. The biggest strength of the movie is the way in which all the lead male characters are given importance.

Arvind Swamy who always sticks with his father is confident that he will become his successor and he has a body language of the don. Arun Vijay who is cool and calculative has made the role his own and impresses the audience. Simbu on the other hand who is the last son comes as a boy next door in the first half and turns an animal in the second.
Vijay Sethupathi portrays his character with ease in his own style. The female characters except for Jyothikaa, do not help much with the plot, however have done their roles satisfactorily.

Mani Ratnam who strongly banks on technical aspects in his films has relied on his cast this time. This is visible on the big screen and has come out well. He has announced his comeback with a bang. AR Rahman as always saves his best for Mani’s flicks and has delivered again. Santhosh Shivan is exemplary with his camera works, especially in the climax sequence. Chekka Chivantha Vaanam is a complete multistarrer gangstar.

Rating - 3.5/5

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